Events

Recall of GE Ultrasound ViewPoint 6

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by GE Healthcare, LLC.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    65880
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2098-2013
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-08-07
  • Event Date Posted
    2013-08-27
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2014-04-25
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=120684
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    System, image processing, radiological - Product Code LLZ
  • Reason
    Ge has recently become aware of a potential safety issue due to the incorrect calculation of the pulsatility index value (piv) for venous flow measurements associated with obstetric reporting of the ge viewpoint 6 system. the viewpoint calculated doppler piv for veins could be incorrect. an incorrect calculation of the ductus venosus piv could lead to false high risk for trisomy 13, 18, and 21,.
  • Action
    GE Healthcare sent An Urgent Medical Device Correction letter dated August 7, 2013 to all affected customers. The letter described the affected product, problem and instructed customers to discontinue use of venous PIV for making any and all clinical decisions. The letter informed customers that a GE service engineer will install a correction at no cost. For questions contact your local GE Healthcare Representative or call 877-644-3114 (US) and 49 (0)8153-9311-11(Europe/Asia)

Device

GE Ultrasound ViewPoint 6
  • Model / Serial
    software versions 6.2, 6.2.1, 6.3, and 6.3.1
  • Product Classification
    Radiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - USA Nationwide including Puerto Rico and the countries of: ANDORRA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CANADA, CHILE, COLOMBIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, ESTONIA, FINLAND, GERMANY, HONG KONG, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAQ, ITALY, JAPAN, KUWAIT, MALAYSIA, Norway, OMAN, PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, OCCUPIED, POLAND, PORTUGAL, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TURKEY, and UNITED KINGDOM.
  • Product Description
    GE Ultrasound ViewPoint 6. || Product Usage: ViewPoint is intended to be used in medical practices and in clinical departments and serves the purposes of diagnostic interpretation of images, electronic documentation of examinations in the form of text and images and generation of medical reports primarily for diagnostic ultrasound. ViewPoint provides the user the ability to including images, drawings, and charts into medical reports. ViewPoint is designed to accept, transfer, display, calculate, store and process medical images and data, and enables the user to measure and annotate the images. The medical images, which ViewPoint displays to the user, can be used for diagnostic purposes. ViewPoint is intended for professional use only. ViewPoint is not intended to be used as an automated diagnosis system.
  • Manufacturer
    GE Healthcare, LLC

Manufacturer

GE Healthcare, LLC
  • Manufacturer Address
    GE Healthcare, LLC, 3000 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha WI 53188-1615
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    General Electric Company
  • Source
    USFDA